There
were however...hiccups. Don’t buy day-1 console hardware from
Amazon.

Impressions of
Hardware

Why
is Nintendo marketing it as a console that you can take with you
instead of a handheld that docks?

It
plays better when it’snotdocked. Suspend any time and anywhere, like a
handheld. Faster suspend and more integrated than PS4.
Definitely leans toward the handheld side and not the console
side.

Kickstand sound is disconcerting.

Controllers: Joycons are great, and they feel
awesome when clicked into handheld mode. Also as separate
controllers, and the clip thingies make them bigger and more
comfortable. The dog-head controller is terrible. But the Nintendo
Switch pro controller is the best, and it connects to the PC, too,
a bonus. I do not like the dog head controller at all (the
grip)

Docking and undocking is very close to
seamless. Just be slightly careful lining up the system when
docking. It’s smart when it’s charging in the dock and you pull it
out it prompts you to triple tap a button to unlock the
screen.

Posting to social media is easier than other
systems. Plus you can add text and edit images!

I
like the “HD Rumble” more than rumble on most
controllers.

No
install time for games! Even update patches are downloaded and
applied in the background while playing.

Impressions of Games:

Bomberman is Bomberman. Camera can be annoying.
Kids love it.

Snipperclips is a secret must-own game if you
can have 2-player local co-op.

Fast
RMX is cool if you like reacing games like F-Zero or
Wipeout.

Zelda
is amazing. I’m fairly sure this will be my favorite Zelda game
ever. Next week will be all about Zelda, so not much detail here,
but TONS next week.

Void’s kids like it a lot, and the joycons are
perfect for them because not only are they small, they’re much
simpler in terms of buttons and control schemes.

How it’s fitting into Void’s
daily life:

Playing it docked at night after the kids go to
bed

Take
it up to the bedroom when settling in for bed and play it for
awhile

Daughter didn’t feel great the other night, and
it was great to be able to move around and be near her.

Beej:
ERMAGERD LOGAN ERMAGERD - ReadOld Man Logan, the original story that was in Wolverine
(2003) #66-72, hit on a lot of the film scholar background Jennifer
and I have, and we may end up doing a podcast together about it
soon / Jennifer beat Journey again, and it was super relaxing to
watch / Picked up Persona 4 Golden for Vita while it was on sale.
Digging the music so far, thought it was hand-drawn for some reason
/ Finished Saga, and I desperately want more.

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About the Podcast

Being an adult is hard. So is being a geek. And an adult geek? Well, that's where we come in.
We're Beej and Void, and we've got more than a little experience in that area. We are life-long geeks and have managed to bring our geekery with us into adulthood and still be somewhat functional adults--you know, with families and jobs and that sort of thing.
We don't do toxic, and we don't do nerdrage. Our views on geekdom are positive and optimistic, and we believe that the most important part of being a geek is the people you get to geek out with.
Tightly focused discussions on specific topics drive the show. Striving to illustrate that it is entirely possible to be mega-geeks and responsible adults, we want to be your friend and create and open and positive geek community for everyone.
We started this podcast because we really want there to be a safe, welcoming, positive geek community for everyone. We want to talk about stuff we love, make friends, and most importantly, make sure that everyone feels appreciated and that there's a place for them. So whether your love is video games, comic books, movies, TV, fitness, computers and tech, or whatever else...come geek out with us. Let's be friends.